1910: THE GOOD OLD DAYS?

I saw this is our neighborhood newspaper.  Since I just blogged about liking history, I thought I would share this.

Here are some statistics from 1910.  What a difference a century makes!
     The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
     Fuel for a Model T Ford was sold only in drug stores.
     Only 14% of homes had a bathtub.
     Only 8% of homes had a telephone.
     There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads.
     The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
     The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
     The average U.S. wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour.
     The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
     A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
     More than 95% of all births took place at home.
     90% of all doctors had no college education!  Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned as "substandard" both in the press and by the government.
     Sugar cost 4 cents per pound.
     Eggs cost 14 cents per dozen.
     Coffee was 15 cents per pound.
     Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
     Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
     The 5 leading causes of death were:  (1) pneumonia and influenza, (2) tuberculosis, (3) diarrhea, (4) heart disease, and (5) stroke.
     20% of adults couldn't read or write and only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school.
     Try to imagine what it will be like 100 years from today.  What will life expectancy be 100 years from now?  How much will sugar, eggs and coffee cost?  What will be the average wage?
     All questions that make you say hmmm.....